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Stanley Joseph McCabe

Born: 16 July 1910, Grenfell, New South Wales
Died: 25 August 1968, Beauty Point, Mosman, Sydney, New South Wales
Major Teams: New South Wales, Australia.
Known As: Stan McCabe
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium


Test Debut: Australia v England at Nottingham, 1st Test, 1930
Last Test:
Australia v England at The Oval, 5th Test, 1938

Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1935

Career Statistics:

TESTS
 (career)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   39   62   5  2748  232   48.21   6  13   41   0

                    Balls    M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling              3746  127  1543   36  42.86  4-13    0   0 104.0  2.47

FIRST-CLASS
 (career: 1928/29 - 1941/42)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  182  262  20 11951  240   49.38  29  68  138   0

                    Balls    M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling             13440  406  5362  159  33.72  5-36    1   0  84.5  2.39

- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.


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Stan McCabe was a courageous and stylish right-hand batsman who made his first-class debut for New South Wales in 1928-29.

The son of a barber from the country town of Grenfell, McCabe played all bowling skilfully, but when facing pace, drew a daring array of hooks, drives and cuts.

From a beautifully balanced stance, he scored with freedom.

In 1930, aged 20 and with just a single first-class century to his name, he received his first call-up to the Test side, making the journey to England under the captaincy of Bill Woodfull.

So promising was McCabe that he was selected for all five Test matches. He made 1012 runs on that tour at 32.66.

In the return series in 1932-33, McCabe took on England's fearsome bodyline attack. In the first Test match in Sydney, with Australia placed at 3 for 82, he fiercely hooked the short-pitched ball through the controversial leg-side field to score 187 not out.

McCabe scored 385 runs in the five Tests against Douglas Jardine's team at 42.77.

In 1934, in England once again, he scored eight hundreds, more than any of his teammates, including 240 at The Oval against Surrey and 137 in the Third Test at Old Trafford.

In 1935-36 on tour in South Africa he scored 149 in the First Test in Durban and 189 not out in the Second Test in Johannesburg.

Perhaps his finest innings came in 1938 when Australia took on England in the First Test at Trent Bridge. McCabe scored 232 not out to save the game for the Australians, including 72 of 77 runs for the final wicket.

In 39 Test matches spread over eight years, he had 13 innings over 50 as well as six hundreds, with a top score of 232. He also bowled handy medium pace, claiming 36 wickets at 42.86.

Known affectionately as 'Napper', McCabe passed away in 1968 aged 58.

(Source: Jonathan Rose, Australian Cricket Board, February 2002)

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